1. Lebendfotos

1.1. Falter

2. Biologie

2.1. Nahrung der Raupe

Noch unbekannt!

3. Weitere Informationen

3.1. Etymologie (Namenserklärung)

Bassi et al. (2025: 193) erklären: "The name of this species is dedicated to the English collector Henry Edmunds, who collected the new species."

3.2. Taxonomie und Faunistik

Slamka in Bassi et al. (2025: 193) beschreibt seine neue Art nach einem einzelnen Falter: "Holotype ♂, Villa Xylia, 15-XI-2016, Agios Georgios, 74056, Crete [Greece]; leg[it] Henry Edmunds; GS 2161 F. Slamka, SNMB." Beim Vergleich des Genitals dieses Exemplars kommt der Autor zum Schluss: "All other Melathrix spp. (M. coenulentella (Zeller, 1846), M. proteella Slamka, 2019, M. cornutella (Amsel, 1951), M. fartakensis (Rebel, 1931), M. belutschistanella (Amsel, 1961)), known so far from the Western Palaearctic have distinctly different genitalia and forewing markings, see Slamka (2019, pp. 103-106, pls. 17, 58-60) and Amsel (1961, p. 368, fig. 87, pl. 3 fig. 171)." Verglichen wird mit einer nordafrikanischen Art: "Melathrix edmundsi sp. nov. is very similar in external characters to M. praetextella (Christoph, 1877) (Slamka, 2019, pl. 17, figs 110 a-h). Reliable identification from praetextella is possible based on the genitalia as follows: in praetextella (Slamka, 2019, pl. 58, figs 110 a-c) the phallus has only two strong, slightly bent cornuti; a longitudinal cluster of sclerotized spines is absent; the sacculus has a narrow pointed tip; and the sclerotized base of the culcita is different, with a lateral pair of very long and thin scale tufts. All other Melathrix species have distincty different genitalia and forewing markings (see Slamka, 2019, pp. 103-106, pls. 17, 58-60)." Barcoding-Daten fehlen noch.

(Autor: Erwin Rennwald)

3.3. Literatur

• Erstbeschreibung: Bassi, G., Graf, F. & F. Slamka (2025): New or interesting Pyraloidea for the European and Italian faunas (Insecta: Lepidoptera). — SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, 53 (209): 189-201. [zum PDF-Download auf shilap.org]
• Slamka, F. (2019): Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) of Europe. Volume 4. Phycitinae - Part 1. Identification - Distribution - Habitat - Biology. - 432 S., 175 Taf. mit Genitalabb., 31 Farbtaf. mit mehr als 900 Bildern zu 207 Arten; Bratislava (Eigenverlag František Slamka).